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This blade was pre-formed by Randy and chipped by Dan. It is a traditional Karok dance blade. This dance is the white deer dance, and is also done by the Yurok and Hupa tribes. The purpose of the white deer skin dance was to renew and maintain what had been established as their way of life: To have bountiful wild crops and plenty of salmon and to invoke their gods to prevent earthquakes, devastating floods and famine. Participating dancers, all male, carried albino or black deer skins mounted on poles, the head and neck of the deer skins stuffed with grass. The ears, nose and eyes of the stuffed heads were decorated with red woodpecker feathers, beads and shells. In front of the deerskin dancers were the obsidian dancers, usually two, each carrying matching blades. One blade, wrapped in skins, was held at the left side, while the right hand held the other blade aloft. It was also wrapped in protective cloth or skin in the middle and tied to the wrist by a thong as a precaution against dropping it. This dance is still practiced today on a bi-annual basis, and many of the blades used in the dance were made by Randy, Frank and Dan.

This blade measures 21 inches long by 3 3/4 inches wide, and is nearly 1 inch thick. It weighs 3 pounds, 2 1/2 ounces and is chipped from black obsidian from Lassen Creek.

The price on this blade is $250.00

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